Rare heart conditions a danger to teen athletes

Courtesy Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness  Mon, 02/08/2010 - 19:33

The collapse of two teenaged basketball players in less than a week - one of whom died - highlights the fact that even young, seemingly healthy athletes may have hidden defects that can strike with little warning.

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